24 Core Skills of Accessibility in Pressbooks

What are the Core Skills of Digital Accessibility?

This section of the Accessible Digital Content Training will cover how the 7 Core Skills of Accessibility can be integrated into the Pressbooks platform, including:

• Headings
• Lists
• Links
• Alternative Text
• Colour Contrast
• Tables
• Video and Audio
• Self-Assessment Checkpoint

The Core Skills model presented within this chapter and throughout the duration of this resource has been adapted from the University of Minnesota’s Accessible U “Start with 7 Core Skills” (linked above).